Actual Rope Weight vs Official Specs
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When we are buying a new rope, we may look at the grams per meter to compare the weight of one rope to another. But really we should be comparing the grams per meter in combination with the static elongation. Here's why, and it explains why weighing the rope at home always ends up with a heavier rope than the grams per meter would indicate.
The rope in this video is the Beal Opera 60m Golden Dry, an 8.5mm diameter single rope.